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  • From: "Franklin W. Davis" <Parsons2 AT attbi.com>
  • To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Jay Gee's ideal farm marketing approach and web site
  • Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 20:05:02 -0500

Hi Rick...I've also wondered why a pro in the marketing business would be
tight with any advice that might be helpful to fellow list members..:-) Also
thought the comments were pretty vague..:-) Franklin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Williams" <mrfarm AT frontiernet.net>
To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 7:51 PM
Subject: RE: [Market-farming] Jay Gee's ideal farm marketing approach and
web site


> Jay Gee wrote:
> > I think you would be well advised to locate a local professional
> > who would help you with advice for a fee. It involves more than
> > just making a few suggestions and you are beyond naive if you
> > expect someone to provide you that kind of information, specific
> > to your needs, for free.
>
> A few commens and suggestions are too much to give. Especially for someone
> who claims extensive markeing knowledge? Most of us give a great deal of
> free information here. In fact, the whole point is to share information.
> Even if we sometimes feel uncomfortable with the information coming up
> against our belief systems.
>
> > >Could you describe what it is that small businesses do wrong?
> >
> > Some do things right, many, not all, do things that are not helpful
> > to their cause. The variety of things they do imporperly is too
> > great to catalog here.
>
> Translation: I have no clue. Which I think many of us suspected all along.
>
> It would be quite easy for a college kid with a textbook on marketing
theory
> to make the statements that you have made in the past.
>
> It seems unlikely that a true professional in the business could not look
at
> a typical farmer owned direct marketing farm and easily outlined some
> concepts that would benefit everyone. I rather doubt that many (any?) of
us
> is going to be heading for "professional" marketing experience and the
> attendant cost which would make it economically impractical.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Rick Williams
>
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